A New Mexico man has awarded $412 million in medical malpractice compensation for botched injections

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – A New Mexico jury awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case involving a men’s health clinic that operated in several states.

The man’s lawyers celebrated Monday’s verdict, saying they hoped it would prevent other men from falling victim to a scheme involving fraud and what they called dangerous penile injections. They said the jury award for punitive and compensatory damages is likely the highest ever in a medical malpractice case.

The award came after a trial earlier this month in Albuquerque that focused on allegations made in a lawsuit filed by the man’s lawyers in 2020. NuMale Medical Center and company officials were named as defendants.

The complaint says the man was 66 years old when he visited the clinic in 2017 seeking treatment for fatigue and weight loss. The clinic is accused of incorrect diagnosis and unnecessary treatment with “invasive injections for erectile dysfunction”, which caused irreversible damage.

“This out-of-state medical corporation devised a fraudulent scheme to make millions by defrauding elderly men by scaring them with a fake test,” wrote Nick Rowley, the man’s lawyer, in a social media post detailing the verdict.

Rowley added that in the program, clinic workers told patients that if they did not agree to injections three times a week, they would suffer irreversible damage.

NuMale Medical Center President Brad Palubicki said in a statement released Tuesday that the company places great importance on providing high-quality and safe patient care. He said NuMale disagrees with the ruling and intends to pursue all available legal remedies, including an appeal.

A message seeking additional comment was sent to the company and its attorney on Wednesday.

NuMale also has clinics in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Nebraska, North Carolina and Wisconsin.

Court records show that the defendants’ fraudulent and negligent conduct resulted in injury to the plaintiff. He also found that the defendants’ unfair conduct was a violation of the Unfair Practices Act.